Abalak
Абалак | |
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Selo | |
Coordinates: 58°07′N 68°35′E / 58.117°N 68.583°E [1] [2] | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Tyumen Oblast |
District | Tobolsky District |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Abalak ( Russian: Абалак) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Abalkskoye Rural Settlement of Tobolsky District, Tyumen Oblast, Russia. The population was 806 as of 2010. [3] There are 20 streets. [4]
Before the conquest of Siberia, Abalak was a small Tatar town. It got its name from the Tatar prince Abalak, the son of the Siberian khan Mar. On December 5, 1584, near the walls of Abalak, a battle between the Cossacks and the horde of Mametkul took place, which opened Ermak the way to the further conquest of Siberia. [5]
The modern village arose in the 17th century on the site of the fortress and estate of the Siberian khan Kuchum. [6]
In 1636, the Abalak Sign of the Mother of God appeared to a local woman, Mary, after which the wooden Church of the Sign was built in Abalak. At the turn of the 17th-18th centuries, a whole complex of stone temples were erected here. In 1783, the Holy Sign Monastery was opened here. [7]
Abalak is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Tobolsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Preobrazhenka is the nearest rural locality. [8]
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Abalak
Абалак | |
---|---|
Selo | |
Coordinates: 58°07′N 68°35′E / 58.117°N 68.583°E [1] [2] | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Tyumen Oblast |
District | Tobolsky District |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Abalak ( Russian: Абалак) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Abalkskoye Rural Settlement of Tobolsky District, Tyumen Oblast, Russia. The population was 806 as of 2010. [3] There are 20 streets. [4]
Before the conquest of Siberia, Abalak was a small Tatar town. It got its name from the Tatar prince Abalak, the son of the Siberian khan Mar. On December 5, 1584, near the walls of Abalak, a battle between the Cossacks and the horde of Mametkul took place, which opened Ermak the way to the further conquest of Siberia. [5]
The modern village arose in the 17th century on the site of the fortress and estate of the Siberian khan Kuchum. [6]
In 1636, the Abalak Sign of the Mother of God appeared to a local woman, Mary, after which the wooden Church of the Sign was built in Abalak. At the turn of the 17th-18th centuries, a whole complex of stone temples were erected here. In 1783, the Holy Sign Monastery was opened here. [7]
Abalak is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) southeast of Tobolsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Preobrazhenka is the nearest rural locality. [8]
Media related to Abalak at Wikimedia Commons